b'There is no fancy said. So, it can be a little dicey. I mean, well run in adverse conditions, but just not too adverse.equipment used to dry To say the boats were pulled out of the water for dry dock dock or launch the boatsis a bit misleading. There is no fancy equipment used to dry dock or launch the boats each season. Instead, people each season. Instead, from the community come together and volunteer their time and labor to do the work. At the launch this May, people from the communitythere were dozens of people who showed up to lend a hand. There were families represented by multiple gen-erations, others traveled from as far away as Pittsburgh come together and orPhiladelphia,andtenstudentsfromtheKeystone State Challenge Academy spent the day helping. People volunteer their time andreminisced about childhood trips on the ferry or shared stories of folks that have come from out of state to expe-labor to do the work.rience the ride. It was an event that brought the commu-nity together. With such a large turnout, the boats were afloat in four short hours. While its a lot of work, anyone there would Much like the river was too low last fall for the boats totell you its also a lot of fun. We love that because we want be pulled out for dry dock, there are various factors thattobeaboutthecommunity,Morrisonsaid.Theres dictate if the ferry can run. The river can be too low, theenough negativity in everything in the world. We want to river can be too high, and it can be too windy its kindbe out there having a good time. Even if its hard work, you of like navigating a billboard across the river, Morrisoncan still have a good time.People come from as far away as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to help launch and dry dock the ferries each season. While its a lot of work, anyone there would tell you its also a lot of fun. Even if its hard work, you can still have a good time, the operations manager said.23 JUNE 2025'